Abstract In 1918‚ the world experienced its most deadly modern pandemic‚ the H1N1 influenza virus named the Spanish Flu. Killing between 20 and 40 million people worldwide‚ the pandemic has not since been repeated on such a large scale. This paper provides a background of the 1918 virus and its effects followed by an examination of the danger represented by the H5N1 Avian Flu virus of 1997. Finally‚ it discusses the potential international economic impact of a modern pandemic like the Spanish Flu
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individual who have a medical conditions like; Chronic lung disease‚ Heart disease‚ Asthma‚ AIDS‚ Neurological and Neurodevelopmental conditions. Side effects of H1N1 influenza are like those of the normal influenza and researchers are effectively concentrating on the circumstance to better comprehend its scope. Disease with the H1N1 flu infection can bring about serious ailment and life-debilitating complexities. Like most infections‚ it enters the body through the mucous layers - the eyes‚ the
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reduced price or free. Currently‚ according to the “Center for Disease Control and Prevention” (2012‚ November 8)‚ “The 2012-2013 seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three influenza viruses – one influenza A (H3N2) virus‚ one influenza A (H1N1) virus‚ and one influenza B virus”
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Disease in the News HCS/245 September 2‚ 2013 Rebecca Johnson About Swine Flu Swine flu started with pigs this is how the name of this disease came to be. Another name for this virus is H1N1. According to the WHO‚ (2012): Since pigs can become infected with the influenza viruses from a variation of different hosts (such as birds and humans)‚ they can act as a “mixing vessel‚ “enabling the re-assortment of influenza genes from different viruses and forming a “new” influenza virus. The
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From t he Classroom Using Facebook to Teach Rhetorical Analysis Jane Mathison Fife The attraction of Facebook is a puzzle to many people over the age of thirtyfive‚ and that includes most college faculty. Yet students confess to spending significant amounts of time on Facebook‚ sometimes hours a day. If you teach in a computer classroom‚ you have probably observed students using Facebook when you walk in the room. Literacy practices that fall outside the realm of traditional academic writing
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Discuss the Possibility of Global Pandemic in Modern Times When we are talking of the possibility of a global pandemic it is not so hard to imagine as it is a current reality‚ the risk and rate of infection seems to be steadily on the increase. A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic that‚ according to the World Health Organisation‚ (WHO) has to meet three conditions; the infectious microbe infects and causes serious illness to humans and humans don’t have immunity against the Virus. This virus can also
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and if it did not happen we would not be as advanced as we are in medicine and knowledge about diseases.. As I said‚ we would also not have vaccines‚ and we would not be doing any research to find the correlation between the flu and the swine flu/H1N1 and we would not have such a powerful national or worldwide health system‚ like healthcare and the CDC. So‚ in conclusion‚ Kolata’s knowledge she shares in the book can be very
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What is drug addiction? -Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive‚ at times uncontrollable‚ drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. -Drug seeking becomes compulsive‚ in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and‚ thus‚ on behavior. For many people‚ drug addiction becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. Drug addiction is a chronic
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Tammy L. Holman University of Phoenix Theories and Models of Nursing Practice NUR 403 Caroline Etland July 1‚ 2010 Watson’s Theory of Human Caring With many changes in our health care systems today I believe nurses and our patients are suffering as a result of all the financial restructuring. Despite the hardships of administrative numbers‚ hospital nurses continue to provide care‚ practice the core of nursing‚ and maintain the caring model. To assist us
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Types of Muscular Dystrophies Muscular dystrophies are a family of inherited (genetic) diseases that cause gradual wasting and weakening of muscles (and in some cases‚ of nerve tissue). In total‚ there are 9 types of generally accepted muscular dystrophies - each with its own characteristic age of onset‚ rate of progress etc - and the people affected by them are all characterized by muscle weakness‚ general difficulty in walking and sometimes deformities The most common muscular dystrophy is
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